MV is here somewhere

MW IS HERE

Caroline is lying on her bed with her phone. She remembered that she once had a fan account for Daniel Evans. When she opened it again on I*******m, there were more than 1000 followers. Who will follow an account without an update? Well, they did. She scrolled through her posts. Most of it is Daniel’s hot and sexy pics. Some photoshoots, billboards pictures, movie posters and also kissing scenes with the actress. She doesn’t like those pictures right now. She deleted some of it and posted her first picture with him. Surely, there will be more comments on it.

She likes him a lot, but she can’t accept it. She doesn’t know whether she likes him or is just a fangirl like others. Caroline kept her phone done and slept the moment she closed her eyes.

While Caleb entered the house, everyone’s door is locked.

“Seriously, my sisters slept without cooking me dinner.” Caleb wondered, walking towards the kitchen hoping to find something to eat. There’s a single bowl of noodles on the table.

“Is this for me? Not likeable,” he took it.

Buzz. Buzz.

Many notifications showed on his phone. But only one made him angry and afraid. It’s the MW person from Ruby’s phone.

Ruby: I think you reached your home. How’s your time with your dead girlfriend’s mother? It’s so sad. She looked like a corpse.

“How the hell does he know everything?” Caleb glanced at all corners of the kitchen and hall and there’s nothing suspicious. 

Caleb: What do you want now?

Ruby: Nothing complicated. Just don’t go to Ruby’s funeral. Simple right?

Caleb: Why should I do it? You tricked me once. Now I won’t fall for your game.

Ruby: Your loss. Whatever Iam telling there’s a reason behind it. You will know later.

Caleb: I don’t care

Ruby: You still have two days. So, think and tell. Make the right decision.

“Shit,” Caleb growled, switching off the phone.

After 2 days...

Caleb’s decision is final. Four of them reached Ruby’s house, where the funeral is going to happen even without a body. The hall is enormous enough for all family members and school students. Many students came to her funeral. Students who didn’t even talk with Ruby came today. They can only understand about a person when they are gone. That’s the universal truth.

“Hey,” Taylor touched Chloe’s shoulder, who jerked away in panic.

“It’s you,” she let out a deep breath. Ian is with Taylor.

“I thought I won’t make it here,” Taylor said, looking exhausted.

“Is there any specific reason for it? School kinds of stuff?”

“I am still working in the music studio. I can’t do it alone without Ruby” Taylor never looked tired like this. She seems to overthink something.

“You can manage it alone. Am I right, Ian?” she looked at him, who doesn’t seem to encourage Taylor.

“I don’t think so. She’s losing fans and views after Ruby’s death”

“I think everyone likes Ruby. Maybe I should let go of my passion for music”

“Are you serious about that? Please don’t do anything like this. I know music means everything to you,” Chloe tried to cheer her up, but she’s failed. Taylor is still not convinced.

“Okay. We are here are Ruby’s funeral. Let’s not talk with this.” Taylor gave a fake smile and seated with them in the front row. When the hall becomes silent, it’s filled with sadness of losing Ruby’s presence. 

Caleb never noticed Ruby’s house this much like now. The hall is enormous enough with modern crystal chandelier lighting. It looks like an empty hall with a coffin in the middle of the hall. There is more than one hall, so this one is empty right now for the funeral. Caleb doesn’t know why they kept it here instead of the Roshord graveyard. Ruby’s father is nearly finished with his speech while Caleb is distracted by Ruby’s thoughts.

“This is all I wanted to say, but I am sure I will find who set the house on fire. I know it’s on purpose. I won’t rest until...” Ruby’s mother interrupted him by whispering in his ears, which is nearly audible.

“You are running off track. It’s not a time for investigation,”

“I know. This is more important. Everyone is here for her. They should know it’s happened on purpose. You should go sit in your place,” The forties man, father of Ruby with a bald head, ordered his wife. He looked so angry, the opposite of his wife, whose face is pale.

“Then it’s time for Caleb to talk,” his wife snatched away the mike and looked a little bit afraid of her husband. When she motioned Caleb to come, he stepped towards them like he’s waiting for this a long time.

After a moment of Pin drop silence, he started “We are all gathered for Ruby. You all know she’s a wonderful person who sacrificed herself to save others. In fact, some are sitting here due to her. We are should be grateful for her. I wish I could have saved her. But now it’s all over. I only want her to rest in peace in the afterlife. As Mr Espinoza said, I won’t stop searching until I find the truth behind that accident. I totally agree with him.” He stopped for a second.

In the seat, Bianca is looking at him like she might have been in Ruby’s place to have a boyfriend like him. He didn’t even lay eyes on anyone other than Ruby. Somehow, the dead girl is so lucky, according to Bianca. How hard she tried; Caleb didn’t even talk with her after homecoming.

“Ruby’s been a good friend, a caring person to everyone. She doesn’t hate no one no matter how anyone treats her,” Caleb said, this anger in his voice. He’s angry at some of them who came to Ruby’s funeral, even though they hated her before. ‘If they can’t give respect to her before, so why now?’ Caleb thought to himself. Even Tiffany and Wes. He wants to kick them out, but he can’t behave like a psycho. If Ruby’s parents came to know about Tiffany’s being a threat to their daughter, they won’t even let her inside.

“I am not going to speak for the whole day. Finally, I want to tell...” he trailed off, hearing a cracking noise above his head. The noise troubled his ears. Suddenly everyone got shocked. All eyes are on the ceiling. Caroline Charlotte was about to run towards Caleb. When he slowly looked up, the large chandelier was about to fall. It all happened so fast before Caleb could react to it.